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Our Team

Our Team

Our Team

At Slav Law, our strength lies in a multidisciplinary team that combines international expertise with local insight. Based in São Paulo and Geneva, our professionals bring together decades of experience in commodities, trade finance, corporate law, and regulatory compliance, delivering tailored solutions for clients across global markets.

We are a boutique firm built on collaboration, precision, and integrity, where every team member contributes specialized knowledge — from complex cross-border transactions to accounting expertise and administrative excellence — ensuring seamless support for our clients’ business objectives.




Heloisa Slav

Heloisa Slav

Heloisa Slav

Partner

Partner

Partner

Heloisa Slav is an international lawyer with over 25 years of experience in commodities, structured trade finance, and cross-border transactions. As Founder and Managing Partner of SLAV Law, she leads the firm’s São Paulo and Geneva offices, advising clients on high-stakes international deals with precision and integrity.

Her practice spans commodities, trade finance, corporate, banking, tax, and regulatory law, with a focus on bridging emerging markets and global financial hubs. Licensed in Brazil, Portugal, and England & Wales, she combines multijurisdictional expertise with deep regulatory insight to deliver strategic, risk-mitigated solutions.



Practice Focus

Heloisa advises on corporate and business law, foreign trade, structured trade and commodity finance, tax, and regulatory matters. She drafts and negotiates contracts, MoUs, term sheets, and guarantee instruments, and provides legal support for complex financing and investment operations — including structured trade and commodity finance transactions, syndicated loans, securitisations, refinancings, project finance, and joint ventures. She has extensive experience in agribusiness finance, particularly transactions backed by Brazilian agricultural securities such as CPRs, CDAs, WAs, CDCAs, and LCAs. She also advises on mining and energy regulatory frameworks, tax and regulatory compliance, cross-border investments, foreign exchange controls, and international investment flows — providing integrated guidance when structuring deals involving Brazil. Her expertise extends to compliance before agencies including the Central Bank of Brazil, ANP, ANM, MAPA, and Receita Federal, ensuring that cross-border transactions are structured securely, efficiently, and in line with Brazilian law.

Education

• Université de Genève – Diplôme d'études de langue étrangère (DEFLE), French Language Studies (2020–2022) • Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) – Master in Business Law, São Paulo (2013–2015) • Dissertation: International Trade and Commodity Finance – International Financing of Brazilian Export Transactions under Pre-Export Finance Structures • University of Oxford (Euromoney Legal Training) – Executive Program in International Financial Law (2011) • Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) – Postgraduate Degree in Tax Law (2004) • Universidade Paulista (UNIP) – LL.B. (1998–2002)

Publications

Co-Author, Arbitration in Agribusiness – Chapter: Arbitration in Export Financing Transactions, Editora Verbatim, São Paulo (2018)

Practice Focus

Heloisa advises on corporate and business law, foreign trade, structured trade and commodity finance, tax, and regulatory matters. She drafts and negotiates contracts, MoUs, term sheets, and guarantee instruments, and provides legal support for complex financing and investment operations — including structured trade and commodity finance transactions, syndicated loans, securitisations, refinancings, project finance, and joint ventures. She has extensive experience in agribusiness finance, particularly transactions backed by Brazilian agricultural securities such as CPRs, CDAs, WAs, CDCAs, and LCAs. She also advises on mining and energy regulatory frameworks, tax and regulatory compliance, cross-border investments, foreign exchange controls, and international investment flows — providing integrated guidance when structuring deals involving Brazil. Her expertise extends to compliance before agencies including the Central Bank of Brazil, ANP, ANM, MAPA, and Receita Federal, ensuring that cross-border transactions are structured securely, efficiently, and in line with Brazilian law.

Education

• Université de Genève – Diplôme d'études de langue étrangère (DEFLE), French Language Studies (2020–2022) • Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) – Master in Business Law, São Paulo (2013–2015) • Dissertation: International Trade and Commodity Finance – International Financing of Brazilian Export Transactions under Pre-Export Finance Structures • University of Oxford (Euromoney Legal Training) – Executive Program in International Financial Law (2011) • Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) – Postgraduate Degree in Tax Law (2004) • Universidade Paulista (UNIP) – LL.B. (1998–2002)

Publications

Co-Author, Arbitration in Agribusiness – Chapter: Arbitration in Export Financing Transactions, Editora Verbatim, São Paulo (2018)

Practice Focus

Heloisa advises on corporate and business law, foreign trade, structured trade and commodity finance, tax, and regulatory matters. She drafts and negotiates contracts, MoUs, term sheets, and guarantee instruments, and provides legal support for complex financing and investment operations — including structured trade and commodity finance transactions, syndicated loans, securitisations, refinancings, project finance, and joint ventures. She has extensive experience in agribusiness finance, particularly transactions backed by Brazilian agricultural securities such as CPRs, CDAs, WAs, CDCAs, and LCAs. She also advises on mining and energy regulatory frameworks, tax and regulatory compliance, cross-border investments, foreign exchange controls, and international investment flows — providing integrated guidance when structuring deals involving Brazil. Her expertise extends to compliance before agencies including the Central Bank of Brazil, ANP, ANM, MAPA, and Receita Federal, ensuring that cross-border transactions are structured securely, efficiently, and in line with Brazilian law.

Education

• Université de Genève – Diplôme d'études de langue étrangère (DEFLE), French Language Studies (2020–2022) • Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) – Master in Business Law, São Paulo (2013–2015) • Dissertation: International Trade and Commodity Finance – International Financing of Brazilian Export Transactions under Pre-Export Finance Structures • University of Oxford (Euromoney Legal Training) – Executive Program in International Financial Law (2011) • Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) – Postgraduate Degree in Tax Law (2004) • Universidade Paulista (UNIP) – LL.B. (1998–2002)

Publications

Co-Author, Arbitration in Agribusiness – Chapter: Arbitration in Export Financing Transactions, Editora Verbatim, São Paulo (2018)

Bar Admissions & Licenses

Bar Admissions & Licenses

Bar Admissions & Licenses

  • Brazil: OAB/SP 209.504

  • Portugal: Ordem dos Advogados de Lisboa 55329-L

  • England & Wales: Solicitor (SRA 7052709)

Languages

🇧🇷 Portuguese: Native 🇺🇸 English: Fluent 🇫🇷 French: Fluent


🇧🇷 Portuguese: Native

🇺🇸 English: Fluent

🇫🇷 French: Fluent


Daniel Cesar

Daniel Cesar

Daniel Cesar

Lawyer

Lawyer

Lawyer

Daniel Cesar is a Brazilian lawyer with over 12 years of experience in business, civil, and corporate law, with a strong focus on commodity finance and cross-border structures. Since joining SLAV Law in 2013, he has advised clients on complex corporate arrangements, commercial contracts, and financing transactions involving commodities such as agricultural products, minerals, metals, and fuels.

Practice Focus

His practice covers contract drafting and negotiation, corporate governance, due diligence, and litigation support. Daniel has played a key role in structured financial transactions, drafting and formalizing commercial and security agreements, and conducting due diligence to verify contingencies, assess risks, and identify assets, rights, and liabilities. He also prepares strategic reports to guide clients in corporate and financial decision-making. Daniel has significant experience in litigation and case management, including the preparation of procedural strategies, supervision of judicial proceedings, and participation in judicial reorganisation and bankruptcy hearings. His work ensures that disputes and restructurings are handled with efficiency and aligned with client objectives. In addition, he advises on corporate documents and governance, including charters, amendments, and shareholders’ agreements, ensuring compliance before government authorities. He has also developed expertise in foreign trade and regulatory matters, with practical experience navigating frameworks issued by the Central Bank of Brazil, ANP, and ANM.

Education

Faculdade de Direito de São Bernardo do Campo – LL.B. (2016) Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) – Postgraduate Degree in Contract Law (2020)

Practice Focus

His practice covers contract drafting and negotiation, corporate governance, due diligence, and litigation support. Daniel has played a key role in structured financial transactions, drafting and formalizing commercial and security agreements, and conducting due diligence to verify contingencies, assess risks, and identify assets, rights, and liabilities. He also prepares strategic reports to guide clients in corporate and financial decision-making. Daniel has significant experience in litigation and case management, including the preparation of procedural strategies, supervision of judicial proceedings, and participation in judicial reorganisation and bankruptcy hearings. His work ensures that disputes and restructurings are handled with efficiency and aligned with client objectives. In addition, he advises on corporate documents and governance, including charters, amendments, and shareholders’ agreements, ensuring compliance before government authorities. He has also developed expertise in foreign trade and regulatory matters, with practical experience navigating frameworks issued by the Central Bank of Brazil, ANP, and ANM.

Education

Faculdade de Direito de São Bernardo do Campo – LL.B. (2016) Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) – Postgraduate Degree in Contract Law (2020)

Practice Focus

His practice covers contract drafting and negotiation, corporate governance, due diligence, and litigation support. Daniel has played a key role in structured financial transactions, drafting and formalizing commercial and security agreements, and conducting due diligence to verify contingencies, assess risks, and identify assets, rights, and liabilities. He also prepares strategic reports to guide clients in corporate and financial decision-making. Daniel has significant experience in litigation and case management, including the preparation of procedural strategies, supervision of judicial proceedings, and participation in judicial reorganisation and bankruptcy hearings. His work ensures that disputes and restructurings are handled with efficiency and aligned with client objectives. In addition, he advises on corporate documents and governance, including charters, amendments, and shareholders’ agreements, ensuring compliance before government authorities. He has also developed expertise in foreign trade and regulatory matters, with practical experience navigating frameworks issued by the Central Bank of Brazil, ANP, and ANM.

Education

Faculdade de Direito de São Bernardo do Campo – LL.B. (2016) Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) – Postgraduate Degree in Contract Law (2020)

Bar Admissions & Licenses

Bar Admissions & Licenses

Bar Admissions & Licenses

• Brazil: OAB/SP 398.733

• England & Wales: Solicitor (approved; admission process to the roll of Solicitors)

Languages

🇧🇷 Portuguese: Native 🇺🇸 English: Fluent

🇧🇷 Portuguese: Native

🇺🇸 English: Fluent

Victoria Marie Melch

Victoria Marie Melch

Victoria Marie Melch

Lawyer

Lawyer

Lawyer

Victoria Marie Melch is a Brazilian lawyer with experience in civil litigation and arbitration, developed at leading Brazilian firms including Lefosse Advogados, Souto Correa, and Leite, Tosto e Barros. She joined Slav Law in 2024 to strengthen the firm’s practice in civil litigation and arbitration, business law and corporate law.

Practice Focus

Her practice covers business and corporate law, tax law, and foreign trade. She drafts, reviews, and negotiates a wide range of contracts, including memoranda of understanding, purchase and sale agreements, facility agreements, guarantee instruments, and term sheets. She also advises on structured trade finance and supply chain transactions, including import/export operations and commodity financing. She has extensive experience in agribusiness finance, particularly transactions backed by Brazilian agricultural securities such as CPRs, CDAs, WAs, CDCAs, and LCAs. She also advises on mining and energy regulatory frameworks, tax and regulatory compliance, cross-border investments, foreign exchange controls, and international investment flows — providing integrated guidance when structuring deals involving Brazil. Her expertise extends to compliance before agencies including the Central Bank of Brazil, ANP, ANM, MAPA, and Receita Federal, ensuring that cross-border transactions are structured securely, efficiently, and in line with Brazilian law. Victoria has hands-on experience in structuring and managing guarantees, such as pledges, mortgages, credit instruments, and agribusiness securities, supported by detailed due diligence and registration. She contributes to corporate governance, including incorporation instruments, amendments, and shareholder agreements, and represents clients before tax and regulatory authorities. Her expertise also extends to regulatory compliance, including dealings with the National Monetary Council, Central Bank of Brazil, Receita Federal, and ANP, as well as experience with proceedings before corporate registries and real estate registries.

Education

Ibmec São Paulo – LL.B. (2023) Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) – Postgraduate Degree in Business Law (in progress)

Practice Focus

Her practice covers business and corporate law, tax law, and foreign trade. She drafts, reviews, and negotiates a wide range of contracts, including memoranda of understanding, purchase and sale agreements, facility agreements, guarantee instruments, and term sheets. She also advises on structured trade finance and supply chain transactions, including import/export operations and commodity financing. She has extensive experience in agribusiness finance, particularly transactions backed by Brazilian agricultural securities such as CPRs, CDAs, WAs, CDCAs, and LCAs. She also advises on mining and energy regulatory frameworks, tax and regulatory compliance, cross-border investments, foreign exchange controls, and international investment flows — providing integrated guidance when structuring deals involving Brazil. Her expertise extends to compliance before agencies including the Central Bank of Brazil, ANP, ANM, MAPA, and Receita Federal, ensuring that cross-border transactions are structured securely, efficiently, and in line with Brazilian law. Victoria has hands-on experience in structuring and managing guarantees, such as pledges, mortgages, credit instruments, and agribusiness securities, supported by detailed due diligence and registration. She contributes to corporate governance, including incorporation instruments, amendments, and shareholder agreements, and represents clients before tax and regulatory authorities. Her expertise also extends to regulatory compliance, including dealings with the National Monetary Council, Central Bank of Brazil, Receita Federal, and ANP, as well as experience with proceedings before corporate registries and real estate registries.

Education

Ibmec São Paulo – LL.B. (2023) Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) – Postgraduate Degree in Business Law (in progress)

Practice Focus

Her practice covers business and corporate law, tax law, and foreign trade. She drafts, reviews, and negotiates a wide range of contracts, including memoranda of understanding, purchase and sale agreements, facility agreements, guarantee instruments, and term sheets. She also advises on structured trade finance and supply chain transactions, including import/export operations and commodity financing. She has extensive experience in agribusiness finance, particularly transactions backed by Brazilian agricultural securities such as CPRs, CDAs, WAs, CDCAs, and LCAs. She also advises on mining and energy regulatory frameworks, tax and regulatory compliance, cross-border investments, foreign exchange controls, and international investment flows — providing integrated guidance when structuring deals involving Brazil. Her expertise extends to compliance before agencies including the Central Bank of Brazil, ANP, ANM, MAPA, and Receita Federal, ensuring that cross-border transactions are structured securely, efficiently, and in line with Brazilian law. Victoria has hands-on experience in structuring and managing guarantees, such as pledges, mortgages, credit instruments, and agribusiness securities, supported by detailed due diligence and registration. She contributes to corporate governance, including incorporation instruments, amendments, and shareholder agreements, and represents clients before tax and regulatory authorities. Her expertise also extends to regulatory compliance, including dealings with the National Monetary Council, Central Bank of Brazil, Receita Federal, and ANP, as well as experience with proceedings before corporate registries and real estate registries.

Education

Ibmec São Paulo – LL.B. (2023) Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) – Postgraduate Degree in Business Law (in progress)

Bar Admissions & Licenses

Bar Admissions & Licenses

Bar Admissions & Licenses

  • Brazil: OAB/SP 511.793

Languages

🇧🇷 Portuguese: Native 🇺🇸 English: Fluent 🇪🇸 Spanish: Fluent


🇧🇷 Portuguese: Native

🇺🇸 English: Fluent

🇪🇸 Spanish: Fluent


Mislene Marques Silva

Mislene Marques Silva

Mislene Marques Silva

Accountant

Accountant

Accountant

Mislene Marques Silva is an accountant with over 22 years of professional experience, including 14 years dedicated to law firm accounting and auditing. She has been part of Slav Law since 2012, where she provides specialized financial and accounting support in both litigation and advisory contexts.

Practice Focus

Mislene is a Judicial and Extrajudicial Accounting Expert, registered as a Court Assistant with the São Paulo State Court of Justice. She prepares technical reports and financial opinions for judicial proceedings, conducts detailed analyses to detect inconsistencies, and liaises with court-appointed experts. Within the firm, she oversees financial management, including cash flow, payroll, bank reconciliations, tax compliance, and management reporting. Within the firm, Mislene is responsible for accounting expertise and financial management, preparing technical reports and opinions for judicial and extrajudicial proceedings, analyzing data with accuracy to detect inconsistencies, and supporting conflict resolution. She also manages day-to-day financial activities, including cash flow, payroll, bank reconciliations, tax compliance, and the preparation of management reports, providing reliable information for strategic decision-making. She also plays a central role in due diligence processes, ensuring the accuracy of balance sheets, financial statements, and reconciliations, while providing reliable information to support legal teams and strategic decision-making. In addition, she has implemented systems to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and standardize back-office operations, enhancing the firm’s overall performance.

Education & Credentials

Trevisan Escola de Negócios – Postgraduate Degree in Accounting Expertise FMU – Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting Regional Accounting Council of São Paulo – Registered Accountant

Practice Focus

Mislene is a Judicial and Extrajudicial Accounting Expert, registered as a Court Assistant with the São Paulo State Court of Justice. She prepares technical reports and financial opinions for judicial proceedings, conducts detailed analyses to detect inconsistencies, and liaises with court-appointed experts. Within the firm, she oversees financial management, including cash flow, payroll, bank reconciliations, tax compliance, and management reporting. Within the firm, Mislene is responsible for accounting expertise and financial management, preparing technical reports and opinions for judicial and extrajudicial proceedings, analyzing data with accuracy to detect inconsistencies, and supporting conflict resolution. She also manages day-to-day financial activities, including cash flow, payroll, bank reconciliations, tax compliance, and the preparation of management reports, providing reliable information for strategic decision-making. She also plays a central role in due diligence processes, ensuring the accuracy of balance sheets, financial statements, and reconciliations, while providing reliable information to support legal teams and strategic decision-making. In addition, she has implemented systems to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and standardize back-office operations, enhancing the firm’s overall performance.

Education & Credentials

Trevisan Escola de Negócios – Postgraduate Degree in Accounting Expertise FMU – Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting Regional Accounting Council of São Paulo – Registered Accountant

Practice Focus

Mislene is a Judicial and Extrajudicial Accounting Expert, registered as a Court Assistant with the São Paulo State Court of Justice. She prepares technical reports and financial opinions for judicial proceedings, conducts detailed analyses to detect inconsistencies, and liaises with court-appointed experts. Within the firm, she oversees financial management, including cash flow, payroll, bank reconciliations, tax compliance, and management reporting. Within the firm, Mislene is responsible for accounting expertise and financial management, preparing technical reports and opinions for judicial and extrajudicial proceedings, analyzing data with accuracy to detect inconsistencies, and supporting conflict resolution. She also manages day-to-day financial activities, including cash flow, payroll, bank reconciliations, tax compliance, and the preparation of management reports, providing reliable information for strategic decision-making. She also plays a central role in due diligence processes, ensuring the accuracy of balance sheets, financial statements, and reconciliations, while providing reliable information to support legal teams and strategic decision-making. In addition, she has implemented systems to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and standardize back-office operations, enhancing the firm’s overall performance.

Education & Credentials

Trevisan Escola de Negócios – Postgraduate Degree in Accounting Expertise FMU – Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting Regional Accounting Council of São Paulo – Registered Accountant

Languages

🇧🇷 Portuguese: Native

Evelyn Galindo de Olim

Evelyn Galindo de Olim

Evelyn Galindo de Olim

Administrative Analyst and Executive Assistant

Administrative Analyst and Executive Assistant

Administrative Analyst and Executive Assistant

Evelyn Galindo de Olim is an administrative analyst and executive assistant with more than 10 years of experience supporting law firms. She joined Slav Law in 2017 and plays a key role in managing the firm’s administrative, financial, and operational activities.

Practice Focus

She manages day-to-day administration and finance, including accounts payable and receivable, cash flow, bank reconciliations, payroll, and invoicing. She also oversees foreign exchange settlements, employee benefits, and vacation schedules. As executive assistant, she provides direct support to the managing partner and legal team, organizing appointments, meetings, and international business travel, and coordinating the firm’s calendar and filing systems. Evelyn contributes actively to due diligence processes, assisting in the collection, organization, and verification of corporate, financial, and regulatory documents, ensuring that the legal team has accurate and reliable information for cross-border transactions. She also liaises with service providers and suppliers, ensuring smooth and efficient office operations.

Education

FATEC-ZL – Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management (2015)

Practice Focus

She manages day-to-day administration and finance, including accounts payable and receivable, cash flow, bank reconciliations, payroll, and invoicing. She also oversees foreign exchange settlements, employee benefits, and vacation schedules. As executive assistant, she provides direct support to the managing partner and legal team, organizing appointments, meetings, and international business travel, and coordinating the firm’s calendar and filing systems. Evelyn contributes actively to due diligence processes, assisting in the collection, organization, and verification of corporate, financial, and regulatory documents, ensuring that the legal team has accurate and reliable information for cross-border transactions. She also liaises with service providers and suppliers, ensuring smooth and efficient office operations.

Education

FATEC-ZL – Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management (2015)

Practice Focus

She manages day-to-day administration and finance, including accounts payable and receivable, cash flow, bank reconciliations, payroll, and invoicing. She also oversees foreign exchange settlements, employee benefits, and vacation schedules. As executive assistant, she provides direct support to the managing partner and legal team, organizing appointments, meetings, and international business travel, and coordinating the firm’s calendar and filing systems. Evelyn contributes actively to due diligence processes, assisting in the collection, organization, and verification of corporate, financial, and regulatory documents, ensuring that the legal team has accurate and reliable information for cross-border transactions. She also liaises with service providers and suppliers, ensuring smooth and efficient office operations.

Education

FATEC-ZL – Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management (2015)

Languages

🇧🇷 Portuguese: Native 🇺🇸 English: Proficient

🇧🇷 Portuguese: Native

🇺🇸 English: Proficient

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04711-030 – São Paulo/SP

Brazil

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1204 – Geneva

Switzerland

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São Paulo Office


📞 +55 (11) 3040-8878

📍 Rua Enxovia, 472 –

Conj. 2414 - Ed. Neocorporate –

Chácara Santo Antônio

04711-030 – São Paulo/SP

Brazil

Geneva Office


📞 +41 22 560 61 22

📍 Place de la Fusterie 12

1204 – Geneva

Switzerland

© 2025 Slav Law. All rights reserved.

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São Paulo Office


📞 +55 (11) 3040-8878

📍 Rua Enxovia, 472 –

Conj. 2414 - Ed. Neocorporate –

Chácara Santo Antônio

04711-030 – São Paulo/SP

Brazil

Geneva Office


📞 +41 22 560 61 22

📍 Place de la Fusterie 12

1204 – Geneva

Switzerland